Adam Magazine on the Crazy Years

Looting, killing and raping -- by twisting their words they call it "empire"; and wherever they have created a wilderness they call it "peace" -- Tacitus

Sunday, April 13

Washington Post review of Cherry Red's Penetrator.

The Naked and the Dread (washingtonpost.com) But "Penetrator," playing at the Source Theatre, is more than a flippant celebration of filth. It's a dense, provocative black comedy about war, fear, memory and friendship. The play was written by Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson in response to the 1991 Gulf War, and its references to Iraq make the script sound relevant to current events. "Penetrator" is not really about any specific war in any particular year, however. It's about all wars and the destructive effects war can have on those it touches, soldiers and noncombatants alike.


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